(LiveHacking.Com) – The Global CyberLympics got underway on September 18th with the European Championships held in Budapest. Now on October the 25th, the world’s first international team ethical hacking championship comes to North America as part of Hacker Halted Miami.

The games, which are officially endorsed by the U.N.‘s cybersecurity executing arm, will be made up of both offensive and defensive security challenges. Teams will vie for regional championships, followed by a global hacking championship final to determine the world’s best cybersecurity team. The EC-Council is sponsoring the events with over $400,000 worth of prizes.

The Deloitte Netherlands team won the grueling European Championships and they will now represent Europe in the world finals in 2012. The North America Championships, which has been slimmed down to one competition from two (East and West), will decide which team will represent the USA and Canada.

The Global CyberLympics is supported by the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), which is part of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies.

“The Global CyberLympics could help to foster a greater sense of partnership and cooperation between countries on the issue of cybersecurity,” said Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of IMPACT when the competition was originally announced.

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(LiveHacking.Com) – The U.N.‘s cybersecurity executing arm has officially endorsed the EC-Council’s upcoming Global CyberLympics. This new Olympic style ethical hacking championship will start this September across six continents with the aim of fostering better cooperation and communication on cybersecurity issues on the international stage.

The games will be made up of both offensive and defensive security challenges. Teams will vie for regional championships, followed by a global hacking championship final to determine the world’s best cybersecurity team. The EC-Council is sponsoring the events with over $400,000 worth of prizes.

The Global CyberLympics is supported by the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), which is part of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies.

“The Global CyberLympics could help to foster a greater sense of partnership and cooperation between countries on the issue of cybersecurity,” said Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of IMPACT. “By sharing knowledge, training and resources, we can help to improve the level of cybersecurity in many countries and regions around the world.”

Regional championships will be held in various locations across different continents, and co-hosted with reputable IT/information security conferences and tradeshows, as follows:

North America (Eastern) | Hacker Halted USA – Miami, USA

North America (Western) | TakeDownCon – Las Vegas, USA

South America | H2HC – Sao Paolo, Brazil

Europe | Hacktivity – Budapest, Hungary

Middle East & India | GITEX – Dubai, UAE

Asia Pacific | Hacker Halted APAC – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Africa | TakeDownCon – Johannesburg, South Africa

The EC-Council hope to hold the world final during the first quarter of 2012.

LiveHacking.Com is proud to be an official partner of the Global CyberLympics.